The following document was written by Stefan Hrtel (Stefan.Haertel@t-online.de).
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ROME AND CARTHAGE
A timeline from ca. 500 to 146 BC

~500:          First Roman-Carthaginian treaty
410-405:       Sicily field trips of Hannibal and Himilco
397-392:       Sicily field trips of Himilco and Mago
382-374/3:     Sicily field trips of Mago and Himilco
368-362:       Sicily field trip of Hanno
348:           2nd Roman-Carthaginian treaty
345-339:       War against Timoleon
343:           3d Roman-Carthaginian treaty
342:           Defeat at the Krimisos
332:           Alexander the Great conquers Tyros, mother city of Carthage
311-306:       War against Agathokles (Messana)
306:           4th Roman-Carthaginian treaty
279/78:        5th Roman-Carthaginian treaty
278-275:       War against Pyrrhos of Epeiros (with Romans)
270-264:       Messana crisis: Carthaginians aide Messana against Syrakosai (Hieron II);
               Later Romans aide Messana against Syrakosai and Carthage
264:           Begin of 1st Punic War: Syrakosai soon jumps on side of Rome
262:           Carthaginian defeat at Akragas (Sicily)
260:           Carthaginian defeat at Mylai (Sicily)
256:           Carthaginian defeat at Eknomon (Sicily); Romans land in Africa
255:           Roman defeat at Tynes (Tunis, Tunisia)
254:           Roman conquest of Panormos (Palermo)
247:           Carthaginian Conquest of Hekatompylos (southern Tunisia)
241:           Carthaginian defeat at the Aegatic Isles; End of 1st Punic War
241:           Begin of Carthaginian-Libyan War
238:           Romans conquer Sardinia; End of Carthaginian-Libyan War
237:           Barcids (Carthaginians) begin conquest of Spain
226/25:        Ebro-treaty: forbids Carthaginians to cross Ebro river in northern Spain
218:           Conquest of Saguntum: Begin of 2nd Punic War
218:           Hannibal's trip over the Alps; Roman defeats at Trebia and Lake Trasimen (Italy)
217:           Roman defeat at Cannae (southern Italy); Capua and other Italian cities 
               join Carthaginians
216:           Philippos V of Macedonia joins war against Romans
215:           Syrakosai joins war against Romans
212:           Romans conquer Syrakosai
211:           Romans conquer Capua (2nd largest city of Italy)
209:           Romans in Spain: Fall of Taras and Carthago Nova (Cartagena)
207:           Carthaginian defeat of Metaurus; attempt to help Hannibal fails
206:           Romans conquer Carthaginian posessions in Spain
205:           Peace treaty of Phoinike
204:           Romans land in North Africa
202:           Carthaginian defeat near Zama
201:           End of 2nd Punic War: Loss of Spain and all posessions escept North African mainland
195:           Hannibal flees from Carthage
149:           Death of Cato the Elder;begin of 3d Punic War
146:           End of Carthage